The city is floating its federal stimulus money to the ferry system.
Staten Island Ferries will undergo maintenance repairs with $46.7 million the city received for transit projects through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday.
The biggest slice of that stimulus pie — $37.7 million — will pay for a three-year project to repair six Staten Island ferryboats and ensure they pass inspection.
The city will spend another $14 million making piers in all five boroughs more accessible to people with disabilities.
The remainder of the money will fund other rehabilitation and maintenance work, said Bloomberg, who estimated the projects would create or retain 1,600 jobs.